1986
Busiest manufacture year
About 4 still registered — about 10% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 3 Series?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 3 Series
40
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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13 manufacture years from 1971 to 2020. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
13
Build years still on the road
From 1971 to 2020, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 9 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1972 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1974 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1986 | About 4 | 10% | Not ranked |
| 1988 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1990 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1993 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1998 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 1999 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 2003 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 2013 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
| 2020 | About 3 | 7.5% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 350,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 3 Series.
Spot a BMW 3 SeriesUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 3 Series vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 76 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 82 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 79 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 72 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 40 |
Age profile of BMW 3 Series still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 9 |
| VIC | About 3 |
| QLD | Not published |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 26 registered
- DieselAbout 4 registered
Questions about the BMW 3 Series
- Which build year of the BMW 3 Series has the most still registered?
- 1986 — About 4 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 3 Series?
- under 0.1% — about 40 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 3 Series vehicles still registered made in?
- 13 manufacture years from 1971 to 2020.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 9); SA (About 6). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method